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OF BLOOMING PRAIRIE. MINNESOTA.

ADDRESS-PRINTING ATTACHMENT.

' Application filed January 10,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

1906. Serial No. 295.379.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER L. a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Blooming Prairie, inthe county of Steele and State ofMinnesota, have invented a new and Improved Address Printing Attachment,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a device for attachment to a printing-press ofany construction for the purpose of printin adl dresses on papers orcirculars as the Iatter are issued from the press.

The principal object of provide a simple BUoxsEN the invention is to andconvenient mechanism for this purpose which shall be universal in itsapplication and which will do away with the difliculties that are nowmet with in addressing periodicals, circulars, and the like.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which simi ar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures. A

Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a printing-press, showingmy invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a drumand connections constituting part of the invention. Fig. 4 is a plan ofa carrier for the address-printing type. Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofone of the holders for the type and Fig. 6 is a sectional view on theline 6 6 of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale.

On the drum a or other movable portion of a press I locate a tappet I),which may be in many forms, but which I have shown in the form of apinion. At each rotation of the drum or at each movement of the portionof the press to which this tappet is applied it is intended to engage atoothed wheel c and rotate it one step. Consequently the rotation ofthis wheel is proportionate to the amount of operation of the press andto the number of articles printed. The wheel c is mounted on a shaft d,which carries a drum e. This drum is preferably polygonal in form, sothat it will serve to cause the intermittent travel of a carrier, whichis in the form of an endless chain. This carrier is composed of a seriesof links f, each carrying a box f', provided with a cavity f 2 forreceiving a slug or type g for printing the address. The links by rodsf3, so that the endless chain is readily set up and completed by theplurality of links and boxes connected in this manner. The types orslugs can be introduced and changed at will to provide for anyalterations that may be made in the mailing-list.

I have shown the shaft d as mounted in bearings in a frame h, carried bya projection 7c' of the frame of the press. The frame is rovided withgrooves 7c', forming a track or receiving projections f 4 on theends ofthe chain-links and guiding them. On the projection le are other framesl, which support shafts m, carrying ilanged drums n n', over which theendless chain passes. Supported by the projection k also are a pair ofinclined ways o and p, along which the endless chain moves during theoperation. On the inclined plate o is mounted an inking apparatus q, andon the plate p is mounted a cleaning-pad r, the same being connectedwith a tank s or the like for receiving the gasolene or similar cleaningsubstance, which passes readily down to the pad r, composed, preferably,of felt.

Between the drums n fn the chain passes over a series of flanged wheelst, which can be as numerous as may be desired in order to permit thechain to pass back and forth and provide for any amount of circulation.As the mailing-list changes the number of these wheels will be changed.They are mounted on a frame u.

While I have illustrated a particular form of links constituting thecarrier for the types, it will be understood that for these may besubstituted ordinary name-plates having means for connecting themtogether in an endless chain, a series of erforated stencils similarlyconnected, or, in act, any other kind of printing devices.

The operation is very simple. As has been said, for each operation ofthe press the wheel cis rotated one step, and the parts are so designedthat this provides for printing one name and moving the next type into aposition where it can perform the printing operation the next time thedrum rotates. The ink is applied to' the type in a convenient place, andthey are cleaned on the felt pad r in an obvious and effective manner.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination with aprinting-press, having a rotatable cylinder and a tappet rotatable withthe cylinder, of a toothed wheel located in position to be moved by IOOTIO

said tappet, a carrier for supporting a printing device, and means forconnecting the Wheel with the carrier.

2. The combination in a printing-press, of a printing attachmentcomprising a frame provided with grooves on the inner faces of the sidesthereof7 an endless carrier supported'in the frame and comprising aplurality of connected rectangular links for receiving a form andarranged with their long dimensions transversely of the carrier, lugs onthe ends of the links for engaging the grooves of the' frame whereby toguide the carrier, and means whereby the press may intermittently movethe carrier.

3. The combination with a printing-press, of a printing attachmentcomprising a frame having grooves on the inner faces of the sidesthereof, drums journaled in the frame, an endless carrier supported onthe drums, and comprising a. plurality of connected rectangular linksfor carrying a form having their long dimensions arranged transverselyof the ported in the frame, lugs on the ends of the links for engagingthe grooves of the frame whereby to guide the carrier, and a connectionbetween the press and one of the drums whereby to intermittently movethe carrier.

4Q The combination with a printing-press, of a printingl attachmentcomprising' a frame provided with grooves in the inner faces of thesides thereof, an endless carrier suprame and comprising a plurality ofconnected links for supporting forms, lugs on the ends of the links forengaging the grooves of the frame whereby to guide the carrier, andmeans whereby the press may intermittently move the carrier.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of 4o two subscribing witnesses.4

WALTER L. BUCKSEN.

Witnesses S. S. SEVERSEN, OTTO C. SEVERSEN.

